3 ms·
> No. That's implying your hardware has knowledge of cultural or human constructs. Once upon a time I was working at a startup which pivoted slightly from gene
by fennecfoxen 5y ago
> No. That's implying your hardware has knowledge of cultural or human constructs.
Once upon a time I was working at a startup which pivoted slightly from generic "store analytics" to a product which mirrored the wifi network's uplink to a server where we would do deep packet inspection and watch you price-compare on Amazon (at the time, checkout was encrypted, but browsing and Add to Cart were unencrypted, and Amazon was offering discounts for price-comparing in store.) It was alluded to in the wifi network privacy policy that you didn't read. I understand that, in the days since I got creeped out and left, several hardware vendors have since added support in their equipment to facilitate the operation of these analytics.
We are fortunate that so much more is encrypted today, but pay heed! You must assume that hardware participates in a system that knows about human constructs, in all the most adversarial ways possible.
- salawat 5y agoYou know, I die a bit inside everytime I find something like this out. This is why we can't have nice things. However... This is still markedly different than baking in heuristic, application specific optimizations into the hardware transport and lower levels. At that point, who sends what where should be a foregone conclusion. No hardware manufacturer should even be thinking of accommodating this niche case or that. I mean, they are free to, but everything I've seen says that isn't the best idea. Leave it to the Application layer to optimize.
- rdtwo 5y agoI wish someone would use that data and actually price match amazon. I hate trying to buy non counterfeit items on the vendor site only to b find out that they are 20-30% more after after shipping. Usally I give up at that point out risk amazon counterfeit.